Professor Wole Soyinka with the Executive Director of The Future Project, Chude Jideonwo
The Central Working Committee for The Future Awards, which is going Africa-wide this season, has formally announced the judges for 2013 awards, as well as the judges for Young Person of the Year – The Africa Prize.
The Africa Prize is presented in partnership with the youth office of the African Union Commission.
The awards are judged over a two-month period, supervised by a central working committee, a board of judges and an independent audit committee – an 8-year rigorous process with checks and balances that has produced many of Nigeria’s most prominent young leaders in the past decade.
The Board of Judges is made up of the country’s brightest young journalists across print, electronic and online media, and the independent audit committee is made up of distinguished Nigerians across sectors. The committee list is below:
INDEPENDENT AUDIT COMMITTEE
Prof. Uche Azikiwe (MFR), Professor, University of Nigeria Nsukka
Olusegun Adeniyi, Chairman of the Editorial Board, Thisday
Betty Irabor, Editor-in-Chief/Publisher, Genevieve
Leke Alder, Principal Consultant, Alder
Nkiru Olumide-Ojo, Head, Corporate Communication, Forte Oil
Biola Alabi, Managing Director, Mnet Africa
Mo Abudu, Chief Executive, Inspire Africa
Pastor Ituah Ighodalo, Senior Pastor, Trinity House
Dr. Reuben Abati, Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity
Fela Durotoye, Chief Executive, Visible Impact
Ndidi Nwuneli (MFR), Founder, LEAP Africa
Funmi Omogbenigun, General Manager, Corporate Affairs, MTN
Segun Odegbami (MON), Chairman, The International Sports Academy
Peace Anyiam Osigwe, Chief Executive, Africa Movie Academy Awards
Enitan Denloye, Director of Communications, Etisalat
Folake Ani-Mumuney, Head, Corporate Communication and Marketing, First Bank Nigeria
Hon. Jibrin Abdulmumuni, Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Finance
Muhtar Bakare, Chief Executive, Farafina
Jimi Agbaje, Founder, Jaykay Pharmacy
Frank Nweke, Director-General, Nigeria Economic Summit Group
Adeola Azeez, Chairperson, Executive Council, WimBiz
Bolanle Austen-Peters, Chief Executive, Terra Kulture
Detoun Ogwo, Executive Director, AfterSchool Graduate Development Centre
Toni Kan, Managing Partner, Radi8 Creative
Halleluyah Atuyota Akporobomeriere, Comedian & President, Ali Baba Hiccupuray3rd
Adesuwa Onyenokwe, Publisher, TW
Hafsat Abiola-Costello, Special Adviser, Millennium Development Goals, Ogun State
Jummai Umar-Ajijola, Executive Chair, The Business People
Gbenga Sesan, Executive Director, Paradigm Initiative Nigeia
JUDGES – THE AFRICA PRIZE
Elikem NutifafaKuenyehia, Managing Director, Oxford & Beaumont Ghana
Chichi Okonjo, Publisher, Ventures Africa
Victoria Trabosh, President, Ithafari Foundation Rwanda
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